Friday, September 7, 2007

The Duke Spirit ~ Crossing The Pond And Getting Their Feet Wet

Here is another band I found on MySpace that I was so excited about after hearing countless loads of musical crap. I thought to myself "finally, MySpace can actually be good for something". The Duke Spirit's sound is an interesting grungy brit rock hybrid that has been compared to such bands as The Pixies and Nick Cave. Formed in Cheltenham England by a bunch of studying artists (I know, artists who play indie rock...who'da thought?) in early 2000, they signed to an independent label that went bust, released some singles and EP's all the while touring heavily before securing a deal with Loog Records/Polydor. There they released their first full length album "Cuts Across The Land" in 2005 which had it's North American release the following year. Here is a video for their title track 'Cuts Across The Land'.....enjoy!

THE DUKE SPIRIT ~ CUTS ACROSS THE LAND



For more music and info on The Duke Spirit go here:

http://www.dukespirit.com
http://www.myspace.com/thedukespirit

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